"Tyler the Creator" by Sherwin Long

property of SJLart

medium: charcoal

size: 8"x11"

I enjoy drawing celebrities because they have some interesting traits that artist can exaggerate.  He is a unique rapper and has a weird aura about him. I wanted this drawing to be him caught after doing something awkward, lol. I have a lot more coming....stay tuned.

Mass Art Holiday Sale 2012

Here is some of my Art in the Mass Art Holiday sale.

You're invited to attend MassArt's Holiday Sale in Boston. Sunday Dec 2 thru Saturday Dec 8! 10am-7pm. You will find unique gifts from hand-blown glass, ceramics, oil paintings to handmade jewelry and much more created by MassArt students and alumni. Sales support MassArt artists and student scholarships. 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA

"Grape Lady" by Sherwin Long

medium: Acrylic and watercolor

size: 20"x 24"

This painting was a school assignment that took me a long time to work on. I enjoyed painting this but I didn't enjoy how long it took me to finish. I made this whole image up from my head and I am proud of how far I have come, I remember when I could only draw from references. This piece is about a mythological woman that cries wine.

Dyslexia by Sherwin Long

medium: Acrylic and Spraypaint
size: 14"x17"

This piece is about a boy that is made fun of because he has Dyslexia. I been working on this for two years. I made the surface out of gesso and matt medium which gave it a cool texture. I wanted this to have a lot of layers and implications that the audience could decipher on their own. I am happy with this piece because it covers a serious topic and is an anti-bully piece. I like doing editorial work becasue I can use my art to make a social commentary.

"enlightened mind" by Sherwin Long

 medium: Acrylic

 

 

 

 

size: 6.5" x6.5"

This piece about spiritual enlightenment through dreams. The bird represents a type of liberation from everyday life. The character is wearing a mask as a metaphor for the mask we wear to fit in to society. I had a lot of fun working on this piece. It didn't take very long to make and I enjoyed doing the intricate linework with the paintbrush. I never did lines this thin before, but I think I did ok. This will be on sale apart of a series called "An Altered Perspective". Stay tuned.

"She got SWAG" by Sherwin Long

medium: graphite

size: 8"x11"

This was my first fashion illustration and I wanted to do something that was elegant and sexy but professional at the same time. I want to do a lot more of these because it allowed me to experiment with different lines to create illusions through consistency of the direction. 

Villain 1: Mastadon

I enjoy doing concept drawing for villains in my graphic novel because it allows me to explore different styles and line works. This is ones name is Mastadon. I named him that because he is big like a Mastodon and the name is a play on words "Master Don"... I thought it was cute. Each character I would like to have associated with a personality of someone I have met in real life. This guy is not the top villain but he is still very strong because his power is he manifests your fears into imagery and illusions. So with his greed and endless lust for power he challenges another villain (Namelis) to a duel and loses his life. I have like 20 sketchbooks and I want to fill them up with as many ideas as I can while I'm young,passionate, and inspired so I can look back on my progress as a thinker and artist. As a poet I am use to putting words together to make form imagery but now I have to figure out a way to mix that with my drawings.